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ArticleImmunity2016

The Costimulatory Receptor OX40 Inhibits Interleukin-17 Expression through Activation of Repressive Chromatin Remodeling Pathways.

Xiang Xiao, Xiaomin Shi, Yihui Fan, Chenglin Wu, Xiaolong Zhang, Laurie Minze, Wentao Liu, Rafik M Ghobrial, Peixiang Lan, Xian Chang Li

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Article in Immunity, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiang XiaoImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Xiaomin ShiImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yihui FanImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Chenglin WuImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Xiaolong ZhangImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Laurie MinzeImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Wentao LiuImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Rafik M GhobrialImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Peixiang LanImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Xian Chang LiImmunobiology & Transplant Science Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: xcli@houstonmethodist.org.
Houston Methodist · US

Funding

Modulation of innate immune cells to create transplant toleranceR01AI080779 · NIAID · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Xian Chang Li · 2011 to 2026
$5.2M
Control of Treg exhaustion by OX40R01AI106200 · NIAID · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI LI, XIAN CHANG · 2014 to 2025
$4.2M
Mechanisms of OX40 in peripheral transplant toleranceR01AI070315 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LI, XIAN CHANG · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI070315NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI080779NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI106200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T helper 17 (Th17) cells are prominently featured in multiple autoimmune diseases, but the regulatory mechanisms that control Th17 cell responses are poorly defined. Here we found that stimulation of OX40 triggered a robust chromatin remodeling response and produced a "closed" chromatin structure at interleukin-17 (IL-17) locus to inhibit Th17 cell function. OX40 activated the NF-κB family member RelB, and RelB recruited the histone methyltransferases G9a and SETDB1 to the Il17 locus to deposit "repressive" chromatin marks at H3K9 sites, and consequently repressing IL-17 expression. Unlike its transcriptional activities, RelB acted independently of both p52 and p50 in the suppression of IL-17. In an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) disease model, we found that OX40 stimulation inhibited IL-17 and reduced EAE. Conversely, RelB-deficient CD4(+) T cells showed enhanced IL-17 induction and exacerbated the disease. Our data uncover a mechanism in the control of Th17 cells that might have important clinic implications.

Indexed as

Chromatin Assembly and DisassemblyAnimalsCells, CulturedDown-RegulationEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalForkhead Transcription FactorsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesHumansInterleukin-17MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiple SclerosisReceptors, OX40Signal TransductionForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseG9a protein, mouseHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesInterleukin-17Receptors, OX40Relb protein, mouseSETDB1 protein, mouseTnfrsf4 protein, mouseTranscription Factor RelB

Identifiers

PMID27317259
PMCPMC4917494
OpenAlexW2436440352

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